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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love if my kids preschool teacher would actually tell me what their expectations for my kids are outright. I am happy to help them learn (even how to be more independent)  but I am not an expert at early childhood development. I know what the pediatrician or my friends have mentioned.

If being gentle isn’t getting the message across, then tell me what you you expect in the classroom so we can model it at home, too.

I have no problem with this post just don’t assume that just because we are parents, we know what we are supposed to know all the time.[/quote]

This is an excellent point, thank you. I do send out information about independence at the beginning of the year, and in my brief weekly newsletters I send out reminders about hand washing and blowing noses and practicing at home. If a kid has trouble with hand washing I might chat with a parent at pickup or send a private note home, but It’s becoming more universal than one or two kids. I try not to overwhelm the parents with info, and I also don’t know what gets read and what gets trashed.

And as a parent myself, I’m not claiming to know everything, I am not perfect nor are my children. I have just seen a huge decline since I started (and many teachers say the same). Our parents weren’t early childhood experts either, but we had more responsibilities and expectations than kids these days.[/quote]

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